Pear & Cheese Danish
By: Angela LeMoine
Published: Wednesday, November 19, 2014 - 6:26pm

Ingredients




2 sheets of puff pastry, defrosted in the fridge
8 oz light cream cheese, room temperature
8 Tbsp sugar, divided
1½ tsp vanilla extract
1 Tbsp milk
2 D'anjou pears
2 tsp honey
½ tsp water

Preparation

1 Preheat your oven to 375 degrees. 2 Add the cream cheese, 4 Tbsp of sugar, milk and vanilla to a bowl. Using a hand mixer, blend until smooth. 3 Core and thinly slice the pears. Toss with 4 Tbsp of sugar. 4 Lay the puff pastry out flat and cut each sheet into 12 even squares. Place 12 pieces onto a baking sheet lined with the non stick mat. 5 Evenly distribute the cream cheese mixture on the pieces of puff pastry. 6 Lay a couple slices of pear on each square. 7 In a small bowl mix together the honey and water. Brush the honey water on each piece. 8 Bake for approx 30-35 minutes or until the puff pastry is golden brown.

About

These Pear & Cheese Danishes are easy peasy and really really good! Puff pastry, cream cheese, sugar, milk, vanilla, pears and honey… thats it. Whether serving these as a dessert with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or as a beautiful addition to a brunch table, well, they are going to be loved!